"Yeah, well, I think within the rules, we've got to take care of those guys," winger Kyle Clifford told reporters at the team's training site in El Segundo on Wednesday.

Richards, who has a history of concussions, has remained on the sideline since taking a hard hit near the end of Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Carter needed stitches on Tuesday night after catching a stick in the mouth from Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith.